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Tree Crops - J. Russell Smith

Keywords: trees;
Language: English
Collection: opensource

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Tree Crops - J. Russell Smith



This book was scanned and this document prepared by the Soil and Health Library (soilandhealthDOTorg) in 2009. It is public domain material and further distribution is encouraged by the Library.



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Reviewer: craig hepworth - - December 4, 2009
Subject: The agricultural revolution that should have happened
In 1929. J Russel Smith wrote "Tree Crops", one of my all time favorite books for inspiration and information. He was an amazingly foresighted guy with a lively writing style, and a keen insight into the tremendous potential of trees as crop plants. Individual chapters cover persimmon, mulberry, pecan, acorns for food, mesquite, carob, walnut, hickory, and more.

He published a revised edition in 1952. Both are long, long out of print, which is tough because I always want to recommend the book to people. It's great news that the 1929 version is now available as a free ebook from the Internet Archive in a variety of formats.

For anyone interested in food production, this is HIGHLY recommended reading. It'll leave you scratching your head, wondering why so little has been done with such great ideas. Eighty years later, it still sounds pretty revolutionary. It still could happen.

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